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As the curtain goes up on the first in-person RSA Conference since 2020, this year marks something special.    It feels like a lifetime ago since the last show, and a lot has since happened in the world of security. There have been numerous high-profile breaches – from SolarWinds to Colonial Pipeline – that no doubtRead more

Welcome to our latest edition of Top Conversations in Technology, where we break down which topics are leading, rising and falling to help technology marketers maximize relevance and adapt to changing market dynamics. In this analysis, we focus on variations in news and blog citation volumes over the past three years, comparing top conversations in 2021 toRead more

2021 was a record year for cybersecurity. From SolarWinds, which the President of Microsoft called “the largest cyberattack ever,” to Colonial Pipeline and the log4j vulnerability – it seemed like there was a new headline every week. Our Top Conversations in Tech reflected that, with cybersecurity staying in the top 10 for almost the entireRead more

Welcome to the October 2021 edition of Top Conversations in Technology, where we break down which topics are leading, rising and falling each month to help technology marketers maximize relevance and adapt to changing market dynamics. In this month’s analysis, we focus on variations in news and blog citation volumes month-over-month (versus September 2021) and year-over-year (versus October 2020).      Big Picture: Are you sickRead more

Welcome to the August 2021 edition of Top Conversations in Technology, where we break down which topics are leading, rising and falling each month to help technology marketers maximize relevance and adapt to changing market dynamics. In this month’s analysis, we focus on variations in news and blog citation volumes month-over-month (versus July 2021) and year-over-year (versus August 2020).      Big Picture: As hot dataRead more

Four months after publishing its 2020 State of Tech Journalism Report, Muckrack dropped its 2021 State of Journalism Report this week. There are many similarities between reporters in general and tech beat reporters, but the story is in the differences – two in particular: how reporters view the quality and presentation of information we share;Read more

News, by definition, is always being refreshed by the world it mirrors. A year ago, few if any of us even knew the word “COVID” or “coronavirus.” And pandemics were something that happened long, long ago in a black-and-white world. Still, news – paradoxically – has a predictably about it, even in the unpredictable worldRead more

Long after we close the books on 2020, the impact of COVID-19 will remain – not only for the lives lost to the pandemic but also for the truly seismic changes it forced in the way we work. And while every industry was forced to undergo sharp, sometimes painful transformations in the last 12 months,Read more